document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=669010>Question 669010</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many roots do the following equations have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-12x2 - 25x + 5 + x3 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 2	\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B. 3	\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C. 4	\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D. 5	 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #416013 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=416013\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you're considering complex roots, then it has 3 complex roots according to the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra (notice how the degree of this polynomial is 3).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And it turns out that graphing it gives us this\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and we see 3 x-intercepts (which means that there are 3 roots) </SPAN>\n" );
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